Shell thickness of Nucella lapillus in the North Sea increased over the last 130 years despite ocean acidification

Marine gastropod shells have thickened over the past 130 years on the southern North Sea coast as local environmental conditions counteracted global ocean acidification, suggest analyses of a 130-year record of dog whelk morphology.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Communications Earth & Environment
Main Authors: Dennis Mayk, Lloyd S. Peck, Thierry Backeljau, Elizabeth M. Harper
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022
Subjects:
Geology
QE1-996.5
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Ocean acidification
Dog whelk
Nucella lapillus
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00486-7
https://doaj.org/article/9f7d1501b49448cc875a44de349dcbb9
Description
Summary:Marine gastropod shells have thickened over the past 130 years on the southern North Sea coast as local environmental conditions counteracted global ocean acidification, suggest analyses of a 130-year record of dog whelk morphology.

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